Semantic navigation of content documents

ABSTRACT

A computer-implemented method may be used for semantic navigation of content. The method may include determining a first content complexity level for a user, and presenting a first content to a user device operated by the user. The first content may be presented at the first content complexity level of the user. Additionally, the method may include receiving a navigation command from the user on a portion of the first content via the user device; and determining a second content at a second content complexity level based on the navigation command. The second content may convey the same information as the first content. Additionally, the method may include replacing the first content with the second content on the user device. The second content may be presented at the second content complexity level, and the second content complexity level may be different than the first content complexity level.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally tonavigating content, and more particularly to semantic navigation ofcontent having varied context complexity levels.

BACKGROUND

Appropriate level of content, both in terms of detail granularity andlanguage grade level, can be considered an accessibility issue as theypertain to communicating a message clearly to a user. In recent years,with the proliferation of consumer electronic devices, content materialsare increasingly being produced for electronic consumption.Unfortunately, catalogs, indexes, and tables of contents that aretypically used with large documents do not scale well for suchelectronic access. As a result, users using such documents are oftenpresented with lengthy lists of materials for their review whileattempting to locate desired documents or portions thereof. Such reviewcan be both daunting and time-consuming. As an alternative to the use oftraditional catalogs, indexes, and tables of contents, electronicqueries and searches may be performed to find desired referencedocuments. However, such queries and searches typically do not enableusers to discover interrelationships between documents that might befound during the use of traditional catalogs, indexes, and table ofcontents. Furthermore, potentially relevant documents may not be locatedby electronic queries and searches. Additionally, consumer electronicdevices, such as cell phones and tablets, may only be equipped withrelatively small displays, which may limit an amount of detail of adocument which may be presented at any given time.

The present disclosure is directed to addressing one or more of theseabove-referenced challenges. The background description provided hereinis for the purpose of generally presenting the context of thedisclosure. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials describedin this section are not prior art to the claims in this application andare not admitted to be prior art, or suggestions of the prior art, byinclusion in this section.

SUMMARY

According to certain aspects of the disclosure, non-transitory computerreadable media, systems, and methods are disclosed for navigation ofcontent. Each of the examples disclosed herein may include one or moreof the features described in connection with any of the other disclosedexamples.

In one example, a computer-implemented method for semantic navigation ofcontent may include determining, by one or more processors, a firstcontent complexity level for a user; presenting, by the one or moreprocessors, a first content to a user device operated by the user,wherein the first content is presented at the first content complexitylevel of the user; receiving, by the one or more processors, anavigation command from the user on a portion of the first content viathe user device; determining, by the one or more processors, a secondcontent at a second content complexity level based on the navigationcommand, wherein the second content conveys the same information as thefirst content; and replacing, by the one or more processors, the firstcontent with the second content on the user device, wherein the secondcontent is presented at the second content complexity level, wherein thesecond content complexity level is different than the first contentcomplexity level.

According to another aspect of the disclosure, a computer system forsemantic navigation of content may include a memory havingprocessor-readable instructions stored therein and a processorconfigured to access the memory and execute the processor-readableinstructions to perform a plurality of functions. The functions mayinclude determining a first content complexity level for a user;presenting a first content to a user device operated by the user,wherein the first content is presented at the first content complexitylevel of the user; receiving a navigation command from the user on aportion of the first content via the user device; determining a secondcontent at a second content complexity level based on the navigationcommand, wherein the second content conveys the same information as thefirst content; and replacing the first content with the second contenton the user device, wherein the second content is presented at a secondcontent complexity level, wherein the second content complexity level isdifferent than the first content complexity level.

In another aspect of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method ofsemantic navigation of content may include determining, by one or moreprocessors, a first content complexity level for a user; presenting, bythe one or more processors, a first content to a user device operated bythe user, wherein the first content is presented at the first contentcomplexity level of the user; receiving, by the one or more processors,a navigation command from the user on a portion of the first content viathe user device; determining, by the one or more processors, a secondcontent at a second content complexity level based on the navigationcommand, wherein the second content conveys the same information as thefirst content; replacing, by the one or more processors, the firstcontent with the second content on the user device, wherein the secondcontent is presented at a second content complexity level, wherein thesecond content complexity level is different than the first contentcomplexity level; and displaying, by the one or more processors, thesecond content at a center of a display of the user device.

Additional objects and advantages of the disclosed embodiments will beset forth in part in the description that follows, and in part will beapparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of thedisclosed embodiments.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description andthe following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory onlyand are not restrictive of the disclosed embodiments, as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate various exemplary embodiments andtogether with the description, serve to explain the principles of thedisclosed embodiments.

FIG. 1 depicts an exemplary environment in which systems, methods, andother aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented.

FIG. 2 depicts an exemplary block diagram of a document tagging process,according to one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 depicts an exemplary flow diagram of a method for semanticnavigation, according to aspects of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 4A-4C depict an exemplary user interface of the presentdisclosure, according to aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 depicts an example of a computing device, according to aspects ofthe present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The subject matter of the present description will now be described morefully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part thereof, and which show, by way of illustration, specificexemplary embodiments. An embodiment or implementation described hereinas “exemplary” is not to be construed as preferred or advantageous, forexample, over other embodiments or implementations; rather, it isintended to reflect or indicate that the embodiment(s) is/are “example”embodiment(s). Subject matter can be embodied in a variety of differentforms and, therefore, covered or claimed subject matter is intended tobe construed as not being limited to any exemplary embodiments set forthherein; exemplary embodiments are provided merely to be illustrative.Likewise, a reasonably broad scope for claimed or covered subject matteris intended. Among other things, for example, subject matter may beembodied as methods, devices, components, or systems. Accordingly,embodiments may, for example, take the form of hardware, software,firmware, or any combination thereof (other than software per se). Thefollowing detailed description is, therefore, not intended to be takenin a limiting sense.

Throughout the specification and claims, terms may have nuanced meaningssuggested or implied in context beyond an explicitly stated meaning.Likewise, the phrase “in one embodiment” as used herein does notnecessarily refer to the same embodiment and the phrase “in anotherembodiment” as used herein does not necessarily refer to a differentembodiment. It is intended, for example, that claimed subject matterinclude combinations of exemplary embodiments in whole or in part.

The terminology used below may be interpreted in its broadest reasonablemanner, even though it is being used in conjunction with a detaileddescription of certain specific examples of the present disclosure.Indeed, certain terms may even be emphasized below; however, anyterminology intended to be interpreted in any restricted manner will beovertly and specifically defined as such in this Detailed Descriptionsection. Both the foregoing general description and the followingdetailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are notrestrictive of the features, as claimed.

In this disclosure, the term “based on” means “based at least in parton.” The singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referentsunless the context dictates otherwise. The term “exemplary” is used inthe sense of “example” rather than “ideal.” The term “or” is meant to beinclusive and means either, any, several, or all of the listed items.The terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” “including,” or othervariations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion suchthat a process, method, or product that comprises a list of elementsdoes not necessarily include only those elements, but may include otherelements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method,article, or apparatus. Relative terms, such as, “substantially” and“generally,” are used to indicate a possible variation of ±10% of astated or understood value.

In the following description, embodiments will be described withreference to the accompany drawings. Various embodiments of the presentdisclosure relate generally to methods and systems for determining theappropriate complexity reading level for an user. For example, variousembodiments of the present disclosure relate to determining the userpreferred content consumption complexity level. In some arrangements,content may be presented to the user at the preferred contentconsumption complexity level and the user may be able to navigate thecontent to increase or decrease the consumption complexity level, asdeemed needed or desired.

As described above, in order to provide appropriate accessibility to auser reviewing content, the content needs to be presented at anappropriate level of complexity. If the content is provided to a userwith too much detail, the user may become overwhelmed and confused abouthow to navigate away from or through the document. If the content isprovided to a user with too little detail, the user may be required toexpend additional time in order to collect sufficient detail. Therefore,a need exists to provide different users with the relevant level ofdetail according to the content complexity level of the individualusers. Further, various users may use different navigation commandsaccording to the type of device a respective user may be using tonavigate between complexity levels.

Referring now to the appended drawings, FIG. 1 depicts an exemplaryenvironment 100 in which systems, methods, and other aspects of thepresent disclosure may be implemented.

In accordance with FIG. 1, environment 100 may include one or more userdevice(s) 101 each associated with one or more users, a network 105, adocument generation platform 110, a document database 115, and userpreference database 120. One or more of these components may beconnected to one another via the network 105. Such a network may be anysuitable network or combination of networks and may support anyappropriate protocol suitable for communication of data between variouscomponents in the system environment 100. The network may include apublic network (e.g., the Internet), a private network (e.g., a networkwithin an organization, or intranet), or a combination of public and/orprivate networks.

Each user device 101 may be a computing device, as described in furtherdetail with reference to FIG. 5. User devices 101 may include one ormore smartphones, wearable computing devices, tablet computers, laptops,electronic readers, or personal digital assistants. Each user device 101may have a screen for displaying content and navigation instructions,and may be connected to at least one input device (e.g., mouse orkeyboard). Each user device 101 may be configured to receive varioustypes of inputs (e.g., navigation commands) from a user thereof, such aszoom-in gestures and zoom-out gestures. For example, user device 101 mayreceive navigation commands via touch, voice, gesture, mouse, keyboard,pen, stylus, or other types of input operation known in the art or tobecome known in the art.

As shown in FIG. 1, document generation platform 110 may include aprocessor 113, a document generation service 112, and a document machinelearning service 114. Document generation service 112, in conjunctionwith processor 113, may permit users to create documents as consumablecontent for the one or more user devices 101. Document generationservice 112 may be configured to generate text content (e.g., MicrosoftWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe PDF, etc.), webpage content (e.g., HTML,etc.), and/or image content (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, JPG, etc.).

Document machine learning service 114 may determine a user's preferredcontent complexity level using any appropriate machine learningalgorithm known in the art, and may be trained based on variouscriteria. For example, document machine learning service 114 may monitorconsumable contents generated by a user via document generation service112. If the user creates content at a specific complexity level, thendocument machine learning service 114 may determine the specificcomplexity level is the preferred complexity level of the user. Inanother embodiment, document generation service 112 may monitor acontent consumption of a user and determine the preferred complexitylevel of the user based on the manner in which the user interacts withthe content. For example, document generation service 112 may establisha preferred complexity level of the user if the user navigates to aspecific complexity level whenever the user consumes content. In anotherembodiment, the document generation service 112 may use data related tothe user in determining the preferred complexity level of the user.Examples of data related to the user may include the job title of theuser, the hierarchal position of the user within an organization (e.g.,a corporation), the sophistication or education level of the user, workexperience of the user, and/or a user supplied preferred contentcomplexity level. As such, if the user has the term “manager” in his/herjob title, document generation service 112 may use the job title todetermine that a low complexity level may be the preferred complexitylevel of the user because the user may prefer to view summaries ofcontents due to time constraints, and may only navigate to portions ofthe content with more detail when necessary.

Document database 115 may be any suitable database and may store contentcreated by the one or more users using document generation platform 110,and any content available for consumption by the one or more users usingthe one or more user device 101. User preference database 120 may be anysuitable database and may store user preference data related to thepreferred content complexity level of the user. For example, userpreference data may include the job title of the user, the hierarchalposition of the user within an organization (e.g., corporation), thesophistication or education level of the user, work experience of theuser, or a user supplied preferred content complexity level.

Document generation platform 110 may include one or more computersystems configured to gather, process, transmit, and/or receive data. Ingeneral, whenever document generation platform 110 is described asperforming an operation of gathering, processing, transmitting, orreceiving data, it is understood that such operation may be performed bya computer system thereof. In general, a computer system may include oneor more computing devices, as described in connection with FIG. 5 below.

FIG. 2. depicts an exemplary block diagram 200 of a content taggingprocess, according aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.2, content 205 (e.g., a document or other such consumable informationconveyor) may be presented in a variety of differing complexity levels.For example, content 205 may have an increasing level 215 of complexity.For example, content 205 may have “N” complexity levels based on one ormore factors (e.g., a length, a detail, and/or an intended audience) ofcontent 205, and sorted from least complex to most complex. That is,content 205 may include a first or baseline level of complexity contentpage 210. For example, content page 210 may represent a table ofcontents, listing all the contents of content pages 210A-210N. Notably,the information presented on each of content pages 210A-210N is thesame, however each content page 210A-210N may represent a differentcomplexity level (e.g., the amount of detail). For example, whilecontent page 210 may represent the lowest content complexity level(e.g., the least amount of detail) by containing an overview of theentire content, content page 210N may represent the highest contentcomplexity level (e.g., the most amount of detail) by containing themost detailed presentation of the same information.

Each content page 210-210N may contain metadata that corresponds to thelocation of each content page 210A-210N within content 205 such thatwhen a user performs a navigation command on a portion of content 205,the correct portion of the content page is selected from content pages210A-210N and presented to the user. In another embodiment, the contentpage 210 may list one or more uniform resource locators (URLs), andcontent pages 210A-210N may be HTML pages corresponding to the one ormore individual URLs. As such, when the user performs a navigationcommand on a URL the appropriate HTML page may be selected and presentedto the user.

The preferred content complexity level of a user determined by documentmachine learning service 114 may dictate which content page within210-210N is presented to the user when the user first begins to consumethe content. For example, a user at a manger level may be presented withcontent page 210 (e.g., the table of contents) and a user at a documentproduction level may be presented with content page 210D, which displaysthe same information as the table of contents but with more details. Theusers may then select different content complexity levels by performingnavigation commands on the respective content page. For example, theuser at the manger level may issue a zoom-in command via the one or moreuser devices 101 on a relevant portion of the table of contents (e.g.,content page 210), and the content page within pages 210-210Ncorresponding to the relevant portion of the table of contents may bepresented to the user via the display of the one or more user devices101. If a user at the document production level decides to view theinformation in a less detail level, the user may perform a zoom-outcommand via the one or more user devices 101 on a relevant portion ofcontent page 210D, and the content page within pages 210-210Ccorresponding to the relevant portion of content page 210D may bepresented to the user via a display of the one or more user devices 101.

FIG. 3 depicts an exemplary flow diagram of a method 300 for semanticnavigation, according aspects of the present disclosure. Method 300 maybegin at step 301, in which a determination is made of a first contentcomplexity level of the user. The first content complexity level of theuser may be the preferred content complexity level of the user, and maybe determined by document machine learning service 114, as discussedabove with reference to FIG. 1. For example, the first contentcomplexity level of the user may be determined by the content created bythe user, by monitoring the interactions by user with the content,and/or based on the job title of the user, the hierarchal position ofthe user within an organization (e.g., corporation), the sophisticationor education level of the user, the work experience of the user, or auser supplied preferred content complexity level.

At step 302, a content (e.g., a document or other consumable informationconveyor) may be presented to a user via one a user device 101associated with the user. The content may be presented at the firstcontent complexity level of the user. The content may be a contentstored in the document database 115 or it may be a content retrieved vianetwork 105. The content may be a content created by the user, or it maybe content created by another user. Additionally, one or more navigationcommand instructions may be presented to the user via the user device101. Navigation command instructions may be instructions that indicateto the user how to change from one content complexity level to anothercontent complexity level. Such navigation command instructions may varybased on a type of user device 101. For example, if the user device 101can be operated via touch commands, then the instruction may be for theuser to issue a pinch command. For example, a “pinch in” command mayresult in an increase in the content complexity level (e.g., zoom-in)and a “pinch out” command may result in a decrease in the contentcomplexity level (e.g., zoom-out). If the user device 101 can beoperated via a keyboard, then the instruction may illustrate keyboardshortcuts. For example, a “+” key may be used for a zoom-in commandwhile a “−” key may be used for a zoom-out command. If the user device101 can be operated via voice, then the instruction may direct the userto issue voice commands. For example, the user may speak “zoom-in” for azoom-in command and “zoom-out” for a zoom-out command. If the userdevice 101 may be operated via a mouse, pen, or stylus, then theinstruction may illustrate via icons on the display of the user device101 either next to the content or as an overlay on top of the content.For example, the user device 101 may display a “+” icon or a “−” iconand the user may use the mouse, pen or stylus to click on the “+” for azoom-in command, and/or click on the “−” icon for a zoom-out command.

At step 303 a navigation command may be received from the user on aportion of the content via the user device 101. For example, if a userwants to read a more detailed version of a section of the content, theuser may pinch in on the section of the content. Conversely, if a userwants to read a less detailed version of a section of the content, theuser may pinch out on the section of the content. In another embodiment,the user may use a mouse or a keyboard and position the portion of thecontent of interest in the middle (e.g., a central portion) of thedisplay of the user device 101 and may use the “+” or “−” icon on thedisplay to navigate to a more or less detailed version of the content.

Upon receiving the navigation command at step 303, the appropriatecontent page within pages 210A-210N may be determined. The appropriatecontent page may be determined based on the current content pagepresented to the user and the navigation command issued by the user. Forexample, if page 210A is currently presented to the user and the userissues a zoom-in command on a portion of page 210A, the processor 113may search through content pages 210A-210N and determine that page 210Nmay correspond to the portion of page 210A, where 210N represents thesame information as page 210A, but with an increase in detail.Conversely, if page 210N is currently presented to the user and the userissues a zoom-out command on a portion of the page 210N, the processor113 may search through content pages 210A-210N and determine that page210D may correspond to the portion of page 210N, where page 210Drepresents the same information as page 210N, but with a decrease indetail.

Upon determining the appropriate content page within pages 210A-210N ofstep 304, then at step 305 the appropriate content page may betransmitted to the user device 101 via the network 105, and may bedisplayed via the display of the user device 101. In the above example,where the user issues a zoom-in command from content page 210A, andcontent page 210N is determined as the appropriate content page, contentpage 210N may be transmitted to the user device 101 and may replacecontent page 210A on the display of the user device 101.

Optionally, at step 306, content page 210N may be displayed as anoverlay in the center of the display of the user device 101, or contentpage 210N may be displayed as a pop-up in the center of the display ofthe user device 101 over content page 210A. In another embodiment, theoverlay and/or pop-up display of page 210N may be focused on thecurrently viewed context as determined by the metadata. In such amanner, a user may be provided with a full-detail explanation of onlywhat is being currently viewed.

FIGS. 4A-4C depict an exemplary user interface 400, according to oneaspect of the present disclosure. Exemplary user interface 400 may bepresented on a display 405 of a user device 401 (corresponding to one ofthe user devices 101 depicted in FIG. 1). Display 405 may be configuredto present content to a user associated with user device 401. As shownin FIG. 4A, a table of contents may be displayed to the user via display405. The table of contents may be the preferred content complexity levelof the user, or it may be a different content complexity level to whichthe user navigated according to one or more navigation commands. Afterviewing the table of contents, a user may decide to see a summary ofsubsection 2b as depicted in FIG. 4B. As such the user may the issue anavigation command to zoom in on the portion 410 of the contentdisplaying “SUBSECTION 2b”. As such, the user may then issue anavigation command to zoom in on the portion 410 of the contentdisplaying “SUBSECTION 2b”. The zoom-in navigation command type maydepend on the type of device of user device 401, as disclosed above withrespect to step 302 of FIG. 3. Once the zoom-in command is issued by theuser, the processor 113 may look through the entire content to find thecontent page that corresponds to “SUBSECTION 2b” at the complexity levelrequested by the user. Once the content page is determined, it may betransmitted to the user device 401 and displayed via display 405.Notably, the content page that corresponds to “SUBSECTION 2b” is at adifferent content complexity level (e.g., zoomed in) compared to thetable of contents page previously displayed. Additionally, the contentpage that corresponds to “SUBSECTION 2b” may be displayed in the centerof the display 405, as an overlay or a pop-up with accompanying displayanimation.

After viewing the summary of subsection 2b, the user may decide to viewa detailed view of subsection 2b as depicted in FIG. 4C. As such, theuser may then issue a navigation command to zoom in on the portion 415of the content displaying “SUBSECTION 2b”. The zoom-in navigationcommand type may depend on the type of device of user device 401, asdisclosed above with respect to step 302 of FIG. 3. Once the zoom-incommand is issued by the user, the processor 113 may look through theentire content to find the content page that corresponds to “SUBSECTION2b” at the complexity level requested by the user. Once the content pageis determined, it may be transmitted to the user device 401 anddisplayed via display 405. Notably, the content page that corresponds to“SUBSECTION 2b” is at a different content complexity level (e.g., zoomedin) compared to the table of contents page previously displayed.Additionally, the content page that corresponds to “SUBSECTION 2b” maybe displayed in the center of the display 405, as an overlay or a pop-upwith accompanying display animation.

In another embodiment, “SUBSECTION 2b” depicted in FIGS. 4B and 4C maybe the preferred content complexity level, and the user may decide toissue a navigation command to zoom out on “SUBSECTION 2b” and view aless detailed view of the content. The navigation command issued forzoom-out may depend on the type of device, as discussed above withrespect to step 302 of FIG. 3. Once the zoom-out command is issued bythe user, the processor 113 may look through the entire content to findthe content page that corresponds to “SUBSECTION 2b” at the complexitylevel requested by the user. Once the content page is determined, it maybe transmitted to the user device 401 and displayed via display 405. Inthis exemplary embodiment, the content page corresponding to “TABLE OFCONTENTS” is displayed on display 405. Notably, the “TABLE OF CONTENTS”page is at a different content complexity level (e.g., zoomed out)compared to the “SUBSECTION 2b” page previously displayed.

FIG. 5 depicts a high-level functional block diagram of an exemplarycomputer device or system, in which embodiments of the presentdisclosure, or portions thereof, may be implemented, e.g., ascomputer-readable code. In some implementations, the user device 101 andthe document generation platform 110 (depicted in FIG. 1) may correspondto device 500. Additionally, or alternatively, the user device 401 maycorrespond to device 500. Additionally, each of the exemplary computerservers, databases, user interfaces, modules, and methods describedabove with respect to FIGS. 1-4 can be implemented in device 500 usinghardware, software, firmware, tangible computer readable media havinginstructions stored thereon, or a combination thereof and may beimplemented in one or more computer systems or other processing systems.Hardware, software, or any combination of such may implement each of theexemplary systems, user interfaces, and methods described above withrespect to FIGS. 1-4.

If programmable logic is used, such logic may be executed on acommercially available processing platform or a special purpose device.One of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that embodiments of thedisclosed subject matter can be practiced with various computer systemconfigurations, including multi-core multiprocessor systems,minicomputers, mainframe computers, computers linked or clustered withdistributed functions, as well as pervasive or miniature computers thatmay be embedded into virtually any device.

For instance, at least one processor device and a memory may be used toimplement the above-described embodiments. A processor device may be asingle processor or a plurality of processors, or combinations thereof.Processor devices may have one or more processor “cores.”

Various embodiments of the present disclosure, as described above in theexamples of FIGS. 1-4, may be implemented using device 500. Afterreading this description, it will become apparent to a person skilled inthe relevant art how to implement embodiments of the present disclosureusing other computer systems and/or computer architectures. Althoughoperations may be described as a sequential process, some of theoperations may in fact be performed in parallel, concurrently, and/or ina distributed environment, and with program code stored locally orremotely for access by single or multi-processor machines. In addition,in some embodiments the order of operations may be rearranged withoutdeparting from the spirit of the disclosed subject matter.

As shown in FIG. 5, device 500 may include a central processing unit(CPU) 520. CPU 520 may be any type of processor device including, forexample, any type of special purpose or a general-purpose microprocessordevice. As will be appreciated by persons skilled in the relevant art,CPU 520 also may be a single processor in a multi-core/multiprocessorsystem, such system operating alone, or in a cluster of computingdevices operating in a cluster or server farm. CPU 520 may be connectedto a data communication infrastructure 510, for example, a bus, messagequeue, network, or multi-core message-passing scheme.

Device 500 also may include a main memory 540, for example, randomaccess memory (RAM), and also may include a secondary memory 530.Secondary memory 530, e.g., a read-only memory (ROM), may be, forexample, a hard disk drive or a removable storage drive. Such aremovable storage drive may comprise, for example, a floppy disk drive,a magnetic tape drive, an optical disk drive, a flash memory, or thelike. The removable storage drive in this example reads from and/orwrites to a removable storage unit in a well-known manner. The removablestorage unit may comprise a floppy disk, magnetic tape, optical disk,etc., which is read by and written to by the removable storage drive. Aswill be appreciated by persons skilled in the relevant art, such aremovable storage unit generally includes a computer usable storagemedium having stored therein computer software and/or data.

In alternative implementations, secondary memory 530 may include othersimilar means for allowing computer programs or other instructions to beloaded into device 500. Examples of such means may include a programcartridge and cartridge interface (such as that found in video gamedevices), a removable memory chip (such as an EPROM, or PROM) andassociated socket, and other removable storage units and interfaces,which allow software and data to be transferred from a removable storageunit to device 500.

Device 500 also may include a communications interface (“COM”) 560.Communications interface 560 allows software and data to be transferredbetween device 500 and external devices. Communications interface 560may include a modem, a network interface (such as an Ethernet card), acommunications port, a PCMCIA slot and card, or the like. Software anddata transferred via communications interface 560 may be in the form ofsignals, which may be electronic, electromagnetic, optical, or othersignals capable of being received by communications interface 560. Thesesignals may be provided to communications interface 560 via acommunications path of device 500, which may be implemented using, forexample, wire or cable, fiber optics, a phone line, a cellular phonelink, an RF link or other communications channels.

The hardware elements, operating systems and programming languages ofsuch equipment are conventional in nature, and it is presumed that thoseskilled in the art are adequately familiar therewith. Device 500 alsomay include input and output ports 550 to connect with input and outputdevices such as keyboards, mice, touchscreens, monitors, displays, etc.Of course, the various server functions may be implemented in adistributed fashion on a number of similar platforms, to distribute theprocessing load. Alternatively, the servers may be implemented byappropriate programming of one computer hardware platform.

It should be appreciated that in the above description of exemplaryembodiments of the invention, various features of the invention aresometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, ordescription thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure andaiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventiveaspects. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be interpreted asreflecting an intention that the claimed invention requires morefeatures than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as thefollowing claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than allfeatures of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claimsfollowing the Detailed Description are hereby expressly incorporatedinto this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as aseparate embodiment of this invention.

Furthermore, while some embodiments described herein include some butnot other features included in other embodiments, combinations offeatures of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope ofthe invention, and form different embodiments, as would be understood bythose skilled in the art. For example, in the following claims, any ofthe claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

Thus, while certain embodiments have been described, those skilled inthe art will recognize that other and further modifications may be madethereto without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it isintended to claim all such changes and modifications as falling withinthe scope of the invention. For example, functionality may be added ordeleted from the block diagrams and operations may be interchanged amongfunctional blocks. Steps may be added or deleted to methods describedwithin the scope of the present invention.

The above disclosed subject matter is to be considered illustrative, andnot restrictive, and the appended claims are intended to cover all suchmodifications, enhancements, and other implementations, which fallwithin the true spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, to themaximum extent allowed by law, the scope of the present disclosure is tobe determined by the broadest permissible interpretation of thefollowing claims and their equivalents, and shall not be restricted orlimited by the foregoing detailed description. While variousimplementations of the disclosure have been described, it will beapparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many moreimplementations and implementations are possible within the scope of thedisclosure. Accordingly, the disclosure is not to be restricted exceptin light of the attached claims and their equivalents.

1. A computer-implemented method of semantic navigation of content, themethod comprising: determining, by one or more processors, a firstcontent complexity level for a user based on at least one of the user'sjob title or one or more contents created by the user; presenting, bythe one or more processors, a first content to a user device operated bythe user, wherein the first content is presented at the first contentcomplexity level of the user; receiving, by the one or more processors,a navigation command from the user on a portion of the first content viathe user device; determining, by the one or more processors, a secondcontent at a second content complexity level based on the navigationcommand, wherein the second content conveys the same information as thefirst content; and replacing, by the one or more processors, the firstcontent with the second content on the user device, wherein the secondcontent is presented at the second content complexity level, wherein thesecond content complexity level is different than the first contentcomplexity level.
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 3. The computer-implemented method ofclaim 1, further including: adjusting, by the one or more processors,the first content complexity level of the user upon a detected change inat least one of the user's job title or the one or more contents createdby the user.
 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein thefirst content and the second content each include at least one of anUniform Resource Locator (URL), a text document, or an image.
 5. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 1, further including: tagging theportion of the first content, wherein the second content is related tothe portion of the first content via the tagging.
 6. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first content isdisparate from the second content such that the second content includesat least one of an Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a text document, oran image disparate from the first content.
 7. The computer-implementedmethod of claim 1, wherein the navigation command is at least one of azoom-in, a zoom-out, or a pinch gesture.
 8. The computer-implementedmethod of claim 1, wherein the replacing the first content with thesecond content on the user device further includes presenting the secondcontent as a pop-up on top of the first content.
 9. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user device is atype of user device selected from at least one of a laptop, a desktop, amobile phone, a tablet, an e-reader, or a wearable.
 10. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 9 further including: displaying, bythe one or more processors, instructions pertaining to the navigationcommand based on the type of the user device.
 11. A computer system forsemantic navigation of content, the computer system comprising: a memoryhaving processor-readable instructions stored therein; and at least oneprocessor configured to access the memory and execute theprocessor-readable instructions, which when executed by the processorconfigures the processor to perform a plurality of functions, includingfunctions for: determining a first content complexity level for a userbased on at least one of the user's job title or one or more contentscreated by the user; presenting a first content to a user deviceoperated by the user, wherein the first content is presented at thefirst content complexity level of the user; receiving a navigationcommand from the user on a portion of the first content via the userdevice; determining a second content at a second content complexitylevel based on the navigation command, wherein the second contentconveys the same information as the first content; and replacing thefirst content with the second content on the user device, wherein thesecond content is presented at a second content complexity level,wherein the second content complexity level is different than the firstcontent complexity level.
 12. (canceled)
 13. The computer system ofclaim 11, wherein the first content and the second content each includeat least one of an Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a text document, oran image.
 14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the plurality offunctions further includes tagging the portion of the first content,wherein the second content is related to the portion of the firstcontent via the tagging.
 15. The computer system of claim 11, whereinthe first content is disparate from the second content such that thesecond content includes at least one of an Uniform Resource Locator(URL), a text document, or an image disparate from the first content.16. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the navigation command isat least one of a zoom-in, a zoom-out, or a pinch gesture.
 17. Thecomputer system of claim 11, wherein the replacing the first contentwith the second content on the user device further includes presentingthe second content as a pop-up on top of the first content.
 18. Thecomputer system of claim 11, wherein the user device is a type of userdevice selected from at least one of a laptop, a desktop, a mobilephone, a tablet, an e-reader, or a wearable.
 19. The computer system ofclaim 18, wherein the plurality of functions further include: displayinginstructions pertaining to the navigation command based on the type ofthe user device.
 20. A computer-implemented method of semanticnavigation of content, the method comprising: determining, by one ormore processors, a first content complexity level for a user based on atleast one of the user's job title or one or more contents created by theuser; presenting, by the one or more processors, a first content to auser device operated by the user, wherein the first content is presentedat the first content complexity level of the user; receiving, by the oneor more processors, a navigation command from the user on a portion ofthe first content via the user device; determining, by the one or moreprocessors, a second content at a second content complexity level basedon the navigation command, wherein the second content conveys the sameinformation as the first content; replacing, by the one or moreprocessors, the first content with the second content on the userdevice, wherein the second content is presented at a second contentcomplexity level, wherein the second content complexity level isdifferent than the first content complexity level; and displaying, bythe one or more processors, the second content at a center of a displayof the user device.
 21. The computer-implemented method of claim 1,wherein the determining a first content complexity level for a user isfurther based on a user preference or previous user navigation commands.22. The system of claim 11, wherein the determining a first contentcomplexity level for a user is further based on at least one of a userpreference or previous user navigation commands.